[rCMT] Mw=5.9 NORTH OF HONDURAS

[USGS research CMT]

AUTOMATIC solution, not reviewed by a seismologist
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General region :  2008qcau NORTH OF HONDURAS                                 
surface waves  (3.0,3.5,7,7.5 mHz)
Stations used :  COR LVC NNA RPN SFJD TUC WCI                                                                       
Origin time: 2008   87   9  42  59
Original location (lat,lon,depth) :      17.4000   -84.8000  10   
Moment tensor (x1.e26 dyncm) :
Mrr :      0.009342 Mtt :     -0.026161
Mff :      0.016819 Mrt :     -0.067136
Mrf :     -0.035545 Mtf :      0.026355
T-axis:  moment=     0.088   plunge=    42.493  azimuth=   134.508    
N-axis:  moment=    -0.011   plunge=    24.234  azimuth=   248.862    
P-axis:  moment=    -0.078   plunge=    37.774  azimuth=   359.278    
best double couple: Mo=    0.083(x1.e26 dyncm)  Mw=5.9  tau=  2.4     
nodal planes (strike/dip/slip):  152.07/ 24.39/173.81     247.71/ 87.45/ 65.74  
Centroid location :   17.113   -84.960    10.000
Centroid time :      6.940
Variance reduction (%) :  29
 
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          0-   30-  60-  90-  120- 150- 180- 210- 240- 270- 300- 330-           
z-comp:     1    0    0    0    0    1    1    2    0    0    0    1            
r-comp:     2    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0            
t-comp:     2    0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0    0    0    0            
Total number of traces used =  13  
number of runs = 6
starttime = Thu Mar 27 04:09:16 MDT 2008
endtime = Thu Mar 27 04:20:49 MDT 2008
inversion time = Thu Mar 27 04:20:47 MDT 2008 - Thu Mar 27 04:20:49 MDT 2008
Solution produced by inversion of channels with var red > 2%